1. 5280 SUNDRIDGE SUNDRIDGE Combe Bank Road (West Side) Combe Bank (Convent of the Holy Child Jesus) TQ 4855 32/1259 10.9.54. I 2. The original building, 2nd quarter of C18 by Roger Morris. 5-bay Palladian villa with 2 and a half-storey side bays, under low pyramidal roofs, 2-storey centre with balustraded parapet, pyramidal slated roof and central cupola. Sash windows with glazing bars in moulded architraves, those on ground floor rusticated, and with pediments in side bays. Rendered elevations with stone quoins and dressings. Ground floor porch and Ionic screen added by Norman Shaw circa 1900. Similar 5-bay left return. Pedimented projecting centre on garden front. Inside several rooms of modest size retain complete original decorations; ie chimney pieces, panelling and enrichments to doors and windows; and coved ceilings with ornamental plaster work. Graceful wrought iron staircase in late C18 style. House built for Col John Campbell, afterwards Duke of Argyle. In 1879-80 it was owned by Dr William Spottiswoode the President of the Royal Society, who had the Saloon redecorated by Walter Crane as a library. Very rich, in bronze, silver and gold, with an early C17 Venetian frieze of putti. Fireplace signed and dated 1880, and all completely preserved. North addition of 1807 contains drawing room and ballroom (the latter now a chapel) with convincing Adam style decoration by Walter Cave. The house was the childhood home of Cardinal Manning. Listing NGR: TQ4803955747